Africa capacity building foundation

PANO - The growing relationship between Vietnam and Africa has a great potential to develop productive capacity and contribute to the achievement of sustained growth and poverty reduction, said UN Under-Secretary-General, Special Advisor on Africa Chieck Sidi Diarra at the 2nd Vietnam - Africa International Forum.
The 2nd Vietnam - Africa International Forum titled "Vietnam - Africa: Cooperation for Sustainable Development" was opened today, August 17th, in Hanoi with the participation of Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem, ministers and diplomats from African nations, representatives of international organizations and businesses.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung highly valued the relationship between Vietnam and Africa and the results and achievements it has reached in recent years.
After 7 years, since the first Vietnam - Africa International Forum in 2003, the … [Read more...] about Vietnam and Africa heading for sustainable development

Strategic and comprehensive partnerships are an important foundation for the establishment of many close bilateral mechanisms. Viet Nam's relations with other countries are its soft power to establish and elevate its global status, make the most of opportunities and resources for national construction and defense, contributing to the maintenance of peace, stability, and development in Southeast Asia and the world at large. Global search for guarantee of peace and development continues
When the Cold War ended, policy researchers and makers were quite optimistic and hopeful about stable, long-lasting world peace and that humanity's resources would be mobilized to develop and consolidate long-lasting peace. Nevertheless, there remained huge arsenals, risks of nuclear disasters, and ethnic and religious hostilities around the world. In particular, sovereignty and territorial disputes arose in the 21st century, hindering cooperation and development. At the regional or bilateral level, Cold … [Read more...] about Building strategic, comprehensive partnerships – Viet Nam’s soft power

South African Ambassador Ratubatsi Super Moloi spoke to Viet Nam News on the occasion of South Africa's National Day today.
Last year the South African government opened an Honorary Consulate in HCM City. The Mayor of Johannesburg has also paid a visit to the city. Are these events significant in terms of bilateral relations?
Two significant events in terms of South African and Vietnamese bilateral relations in 2009 were (i) the opening of the South African Honorary Consulate in HCM City on December 10, 2009, and (ii) the twinning of the "sister cities" by the Executive Mayor of the city of Johannesburg, Mr Amos Mosondo, and Mr Le Hoang Quan, Chairman of the People's Committee of HCM City. These two events will undoubtedly expand bilateral relations on a diplomatic, economic and cultural fields.
The appointment of Ms Do Thi Kim Lien as the South African Honorary Consul in HCM City will, in her words, provide "a spiritual home for all South Africans residing there". The Vietnamese … [Read more...] about South Africa: all ready for World Cup

VN markets may decline after gains: analysts On Friday, the benchmark VN Index on the HCM Stock Exchange edged down 0.4 per cent to finish last week at 658.68 points. The southern market index ended up 2.9 per cent over the week, finishing higher than previous analysts' forecasts. The HNX Index on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange fell 0.7 per cent to end Friday at 87.57 points, retreating from a five-day rally of 4.1 per cent. The northern market index rose 2.8 per cent from the previous trading week. Nguyen Ngoc Lan, senior analyst at Agribank Securities Corp (Agriseco), said local markets would decline this week as profit-taking could continue and global markets remained volatile. "However, the decline is not especially significant, as investors may rotate their investment portfolios among listed companies," she said. Le Duc Khanh, head of the investment strategy division at Maritime Securities Inc, noted that markets would head down in the first three days, before returning to … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 11/7

The Family Festival Kermesse 2011
Sun 11 Dec 2011, 9 am - 6 pm
Thao Cam Vien (Park), 2B Nguyen Binh Khiem, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, HCM
The Family Festival Kermesse 2011 will be held with sport activities, traditional games and many performances. In the festival, young children as well as adults will have fun with all the activities and traditional games from France and many interesting prizes for the winners.
During the festival, there are many performances such as Dancing (with Capoeira demo from Dancenter), Circus show, concert, 2 lottery and many more! Also French and Vietnamese food served by experienced chefs will also be available for sale.
All proceeds from the Family Festival will be donated to Poussieres de Vie organization.
Poussières de Vie is charity organization established in 2003 to help street kids in Ho Chi Minh City and Kontum. We have approached and worked with more than 500 children from 6 to 18 years of age. We have taught these children Vietnamese, … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED ON DEC. 9-20